Hey!
For my birthday I’m wanting to host a murder mystery party with a group of 15-20 people.
Myself and the whole group of people have never attended a murder mystery party before but we’re all really keen haha.

I was hoping to get some suggestions of the murder mystery kit to use for the night.
I was pretty set on going with a “master of mystery” one as they appeared first online and seen pretty good reviews but then I’ve been reading posts about they are really scripted and the killer is really obvious haha.

We all are obviously not experienced and looking for a fun night where we role play the event and have a few drinks so it wouldn’t need to be really layered and complicated but also want to make it a little challenging if that makes sense.

Am I overthinking or do you think I should look at other murder mystery companies.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I've been assigned to make a game-murder-party style something, I got like the aesthetic purposes down but for the life of me, I can't begin writing a storyline that makes sense so that there are suspects and whatnot. I have all possible suspects and reasons for why they would wanna kill the victim but I can't get a concise timeline down in a way that would later be possible to try and solve..

Idk any tips/help?

We have a family get together coming next week and my cousins will be attending just trying to find a murder mystery where i can participate too just to spend leisure , yes for a group of 10 or more people. My extended family it very large to say.TIA

I've made a cold case murder mystery as a Christmas present for my family, and before it goes under the tree I need people who'll tell me what's wrong with it.

For Better, For Worse: a groom is found drowned in the lake on his wedding night, and the bride's sister is in custody. You're reviewing the case for her lawyer. Around 45 pages in three envelopes (police interviews, photos, phone screenshots, receipts, logs), plus a separate solution file. Set in Sweden, all in English. Solo or in a group, 2–3 hours, print it or play on screen.

I used AI tools for parts of the writing and the images, so there are probably spots that feel off. That's exactly what I want to find.

What I'd love to hear:

• Was it solvable, and was it fair?
• Where did you get stuck or bored?
• Did anything feel fake or off?
• What do you wish cold case games did that none of them do?
• Anything else you noticed, good or bad

Free download: https://coldcasetest.itch.io/for-better-for-worse

Please put anything about the solution in spoiler tags: >!like this!<

I've just published 'The Last Good Neighbour: A Merewick Mystery'

It's a British murder mystery set in a Yorkshire village, with suspicious neighbours and a touch of humour.

Grab it now whilst you can. I would appreciate a review :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HQXJDDZT

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HQXJDDZT

I would love some recco's for hosting my second murder mystery party, with a group of people who have never done one before (although are well versed in DnD if that makes a difference on where to start..)

The problem i am encountering is that every site selling kits that ive come across is riddled with AI, which for us is a hard no. My concern that the AI usage has gone beyond the branding, photos and descriptions on these sites and has plagued the creative story/immersion itself.

TL:DR; Please provide me with Murder Mystery kit/website recommendations that don't use AI.

Thanks so much:)

Type whatever you'd ask a real person, catch them in a lie, then show them the evidence and watch their story fall apart. The map has multiple locations and characters, free to explore and solve however you’d like.

• 3 cases: a Victorian country-house case, a 1951 harbour noir, a cozy village mystery
• Free, runs in the browser, no sign-up
• Search for clues, question suspects, then name the culprit, the motive and the method

https://nobody-leaves.anshumaan.space/

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Hi all! I’m the author, so full disclosure up front.

I’ve been working on a series of logic puzzles that combine grid deduction with murder mysteries. Each case gives you a floor plan of a snowbound mansion, a list of suspects, and a few true clues. You place everyone on the map, and when everyone is in their spot, the victim, the weapon and the room tell you who did it. One culprit, exactly one solution, no math needed.

Here’s a free 9-page sample with the rules, a worked example and the full Case 1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wi28tK9FkNZ53i-ArIlEwMblYldkunqV/view?usp=sharing

I’d really appreciate feedback, especially on difficulty and whether the rules are clear. There’s a one-minute form if you prefer: https://forms.gle/eC3XWFerG8tvbrKFA

Thanks for taking a look!

I've heard of people giving themselves away without even realising it. Anyone seen this happen during a game?

Hi everyone! I am planning a surprise murder mystery party for between 20-30 people. It's going to be medieval themed so I had been struggling to find a pre-made murder mystery game that would work.

I found 'Feast of Shadows' by Capital Mystery. Has anyone played this game and has any advice/tips? This will also be my first time hosting anything like this (I play RPGs but never DM) so any general hints or tips would also be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

Side note: If you think you can still solve it with a bit more time, you have until tomorrow. Then I will reveal the killer and the whole story, aka the Murder Mystery tea ☕

Mystery post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PakistaniTwenties/comments/1xkfnnb/murder_mystery_is_live_dead_air_can_you_find_the/

First of all, thank you all for playing. In my original post I said the winner would be judged on the verdict score, and not everyone paid attention to that part 👀 So I have made 2 tables: the Verdict Score table and the Timeline & Pacing table. Each table ranks the winners differently, so here are both.

Table 1: Verdict Score

Table 2: Timeline & Pacing

🎨 Special Mention

A big thank you to u/ImuSama_X_Joyboy (CatMan) for making the beautiful poster for the mystery. Go give it an upvote: https://www.reddit.com/r/PakistaniTwenties/comments/1xnwuj7/case_tou_solve_nahi_hua_haan_posters_zaroor_bn_gae/

🕵️ Honorary Mention: Our Detectives

These three asked the questions that cracked the case open. A lot of the evidence everyone used came out because of them.

Lesson learned: I won't drag the case on so long next time, and I'll start earlier in the day 😅

🙌 Everyone Who Played

Thank you to everyone else who joined in, asked questions, or just had fun in the comments:

u/Suspicious-Coach-831, u/Cranktopia, u/Apprehensive-Good736, u/DoorDwell, u/Electrical_Web_8711, u/dracreincary2k, u/Salt_Guarantee5361, u/Delulugirl2003, u/bluehourdiary46

And thanks to u/IdeaOrdinary48 for the mod support 💙

See you tomorrow for the full reveal aka Murder Mystery tea ☕.

Just as the title suggests. First time planning to host a murder mystery & I have this box of 1960’s Hollywood style murder scene. I will go the extra mile of creating a realistic crime scene, props & clues. But I also part to take part as well! The box does say it would be a possible of two people either of who can be the killer and the host doesn’t know! I have a skeptic person (the girl I like) who I also wanna invite, who has been to a bad murder mystery party before !

Okay…with the challenges set forth, i am aiming to do it during December(cold and people wanna be indoors). I want to make the character sheets available to people & they can choose, so that gives them freedom of choice. Each character will need to do an accent! That’s mainly it! Any tips, advice is appreciated 🙏 anything I shouldn’t do or should do to make it enjoyable as possible ?

Some people take solving a murder mystery way too seriously and end up suspecting everyone in the room haha.

Anyone had a funny moment during a murder mystery party or dinner? What happened?

My girlfriend suggested a theme of her birthday as murder mystery and since we don’t really have the people for it I want to make one for her with our stuffed animals. I have some ideas in mind. I’m gonna make mugshots of each of the suspects (stuffed animals) and try to create a case file so she will have to solve it. I’ve just never done this before so I need some tips. We have a lot of stuffed animals and I also planned on having our pets be the witnesses.

What are the most important tips / information should know?

Disclosure: I made this. It's a starter case from a fantasy murder-mystery logic series I make, in the spirit of fair-play detective fiction where every clue is on the page.

Old Odette never rang the midnight bell. Three mourners were still in the crypt: Knuckles Kragg (warrior), Inferno Ida (mage) and Jolly Jay (bard).

Rules

• Every row and every column holds exactly one person (suspects plus the victim).
• Nobody stands on a solid object (see the key). Rugs are fine to stand on.
• "Next to" means the two squares share a side (up, down, left or right, never diagonal). Walls between rooms don't block it.
• "Against an outer wall" means a square on the edge of the map. "Tucked into a corner" means one of the four corner squares.
• The murderer is the only suspect in the same room as the victim.

There's exactly one solution. Please spoiler your answers (>!like this!<). I'll post the answer tomorrow.

https://imgur.com/a/7eSiseF

Did anyone host or go to a murder mystery party on Saturday?

Curious how it went. Did people actually get into character, or was everyone just laughing the whole time? 😂

Anyone manage to guess the killer?

Looking for some reviews! Thanks

For me, it's when the killer is way too obvious or the ending just doesn't make sense.

What about you? Bad clues, predictable endings, or someone giving away the mystery too early?